crisis information

Course DescriptionEfficient and timely provision of Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) and Crisis Information Management (CIM) are essential to enable effective decision-making in Multi-dimensional Peace Operations and are a prerequisite for effects-based operations and the comprehensive approach, founding principles of the United Nations and African Union integrated mission planning processes.

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The course is open to civilian, military, and police experts currently working or planning to work in peace or humanitarian operations or other crisis management organisations in the area of information management. The course especially targets experts working in departments of information analysis at a peace operation, with a special focus on operations in Africa.

In the last few years, in addition to continuous improvements of earth-observation and Web mapping techniques, a new source of geo-information based on social media and new mobile technologies has emerged, bringing new insights into the mechanism of rapid crisis mapping.